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Military officers urge Government to give Air Corps key role in aviation search and rescue
RACO says contract with private sector has cost €367m over recent years
Government accused of reneging on Defence Forces recruitment
‘Immediate and significant intervention’ is required to save the Defence Forces, says officers body
Army reservists not fit enough for exercises, says general
‘Physicality of what they were trying to do overwhelmed many,’ says top training officer
Senior officers still flying air ambulance missions as fears for service grow
Emergency Aeromedical Service cut back last year to ease staffing pressures
Naval Service forced to delay mission due to lack of crew
Manpower crisis is affecting service’s ability to tackle drug smuggling, says officers’ group
Officers paying up to €67,000 to leave Defence Forces early
New graduates in cybersecurity and forensics, engineering, nautical science left
Air Corps pilot retention scheme attracts 70% sign-up rate
Mixed results for Defence Forces retention schemes as strength continues to decline
New seagoing tax credit will not stop retention crisis, say Naval Service bodies
Credit worth €1,270 a year announced for sailors who spend 80 days or more at sea
Minister moves to re-assure Dáil on commitment to air ambulance
Warnings service under threat because of staff retention problems
Air ambulance service ‘on the brink of collapse’
Staffing levels to blame for decline in Defence Forces service, officers conference hears
The Irish Times view on morale in the Defence Forces: a step in the right direction
President’s unprecedented intervention showed just how serious the position had become
Military officers warned over ‘anonymous personal attacks’ on politicians
Criticism by defence forces personnel of Paul Kehoe has increased markedly in recent months
‘Optimistic figures’ show 7 years for Defence Forces to reach full strength – Raco
Turn-over rate is much higher than Government figures, says military officers group
President Higgins has moral responsibility for Defence Forces welfare
Supreme commander of Defence Forces is clearly troubled by Government handling of pay issue
Minister denies Naval Service ships sidelined due to staff shortage
LE Eithne and LE Orla out of service for routine maintenance, says Paul Kehoe
Defence Forces staffing crisis creating ‘risk’ at officer level
Turnover rate among personnel is ‘devastatingly high’ Oireachtas committee hears
Numbers leaving Defence Forces ‘putting viability at risk’
Officers’ group says Department of Defence policies were ‘failing the State’
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